Drill holes SFDH-048, SFDH-049, SFDH-050 and SFDH-051 test the width and structure of the SFdLA breccia pipe at 350 to 450m depth, approximately 100 to 200 meters below Phase 2 drilling (Figures 1 to 3). These four holes intersect the centre of the breccia pipe between the high-grade lobes located on the eastern and western ends of pipe. In tourmaline breccias this central area is typically characterised by mineralisation focused along the margins of the breccia. The holes intersected:
- 12.3m @ 0.93% Cu, 0.05 g/t Au & 41 g/t Ag (2.1 g/t AuEq, 1.3% CuEq) SFDH-048 from 546m.
- 25m @ 1.2% Cu, 0.21 g/t Au & 54 g/t Ag (2.9 g/t AuEq, 1.7% CuEq) SFDH-049 from 270m.
- 20m @ 0.51% Cu, 0.62 g/t Au & 55 g/t Ag (2.2 g/t AuEq, 1.3% CuEq) SFDH-050 from 329m.
- 31m @ 0.76% Cu, 0.13 g/t Au & 21 g/t Ag (1.7 g/t AuEq, 1.0% CuEq) SFDH-051 from 288m.
- 21m @ 0.08% Cu, 1.76 g/t Au & 4 g/t Ag (1.9 g/t AuEq, 1.2% CuEq) SFDH-051 from 492m.
These holes extend mineralisation in the centre of the breccia pipe to nearly twice the depth of Phase 2 drilling and will allow detailed 3D models of the breccia and contained resources to be developed.
Further intersections are reported in Table 1: Intersections are not true widths and additional drilling and geological modelling of the mineralised zones in the breccia pipes is required to make a determination of the true widths of the drill hole intersections. Drill hole coordinates are shown in Table 2.
Dr.
“Our drilling at SFdLA aims to systematically test the extent and shape of this remarkable breccia pipe at depth. These four holes extend copper-gold-silver mineralisation in the core of the pipe to nearly double that of previous drilling, significantly increasing the extent of mineralisation at depth in the pipe. Our team is now using these holes to accurate model the geology, structure and mineralisation of the pipe in 3D to guide further exploration and develop a resource model.
In July we announced a significant expansion of the
In July the Company announced an expansion of the project area from 3400 ha to 34,600 ha (see news release dated
- The
Miranda vein system: quartz-tourmaline-sulphide veins up to 10m wide exposed over a 1600m strike length with initial rock chips returning up to 4.9 % Cu, 2.0 g/t Au and 411 g/t Ag. - The Santa Barbara I breccia: a 50m diameter tourmaline breccia with assays of up to 3.3 g/t Au.
- The Tocota vein system: a series of quartz-sulphide veins with assays of up to 9.2 g/t Au.
- The Canaleta veins system: a 100m diameter quartz-tourmaline vein and breccia system with assays up to 1.8 % Cu, 5.9 g/t Au and 72 g/t Ag.
- Chorrillos SW: a quartz-tourmaline vein and breccia system with assays up to 1.73 % Cu, 0.72 g/t Au and 3420 g/t Ag.
One drill rig is currently drilling at the Project testing both the SFdLA breccia pipe and new exploration targets. Several field teams are focused on conducting project-wide mapping and sampling campaigns, with the highest priority targets to be drill tested in the coming months. Turmalina is well funded with a strong cash position to execute its exploration strategy.
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Hole ID | From | To | Interval | Cu (%) | Au (g/t) | Ag (g/t) | Pb (%) | Zn (%) | AuEq g/t | CuEq % |
SFDH-048 | 493.00 | 509.00 | 16.00 | 0.55 | 0.038 | 17.68 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 1.18 | 0.71 |
SFDH-048 | 520.00 | 528.00 | 8.00 | 0.18 | 0.068 | 8.94 | 0.05 | 0.21 | 0.48 | 0.29 |
SFDH-048 | 546.70 | 559.00 | 12.30 | 0.93 | 0.046 | 41.17 | 0.50 | 1.37 | 2.12 | 1.28 |
SFDH-048 | 599.00 | 602.00 | 3.00 | 0.38 | 0.110 | 23.03 | 0.44 | 0.77 | 1.04 | 0.63 |
SFDH-049 | 215.00 | 225.00 | 10.00 | 0.49 | 0.125 | 17.58 | 0.02 | 0.04 | 1.17 | 0.70 |
SFDH-049 | 258.00 | 262.00 | 4.00 | 0.08 | 0.595 | 6.60 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.81 | 0.49 |
SFDH-049 | 270.00 | 295.00 | 25.00 | 1.18 | 0.211 | 54.50 | 0.01 | 0.10 | 2.88 | 1.73 |
SFDH-049 | 384.00 | 392.60 | 8.60 | 1.25 | 0.140 | 50.59 | 0.28 | 1.09 | 2.87 | 1.73 |
SFDH-050 | 234.65 | 249.00 | 14.35 | 0.58 | 0.426 | 30.12 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 1.78 | 1.07 |
SFDH-050 | 261.00 | 270.80 | 9.80 | 0.84 | 0.200 | 17.67 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 1.82 | 1.10 |
SFDH-050 | 312.00 | 349.05 | 37.05 | 0.29 | 0.436 | 31.61 | 0.23 | 0.89 | 1.33 | 0.80 |
Including | 329.00 | 349.05 | 20.05 | 0.51 | 0.620 | 55.48 | 0.41 | 1.62 | 2.18 | 1.31 |
SFDH-051 | 288.00 | 319.00 | 31.00 | 0.76 | 0.128 | 21.39 | 0.32 | 0.40 | 1.67 | 1.00 |
SFDH-051 | 324.00 | 331.00 | 7.00 | 0.46 | 0.054 | 21.54 | 0.06 | 0.03 | 1.09 | 0.66 |
SFDH-051 | 398.00 | 405.00 | 7.00 | 0.21 | 0.065 | 49.65 | 0.70 | 0.37 | 1.06 | 0.64 |
SFDH-051 | 431.00 | 433.00 | 2.00 | 0.69 | 0.024 | 26.85 | 0.11 | 1.02 | 1.52 | 0.92 |
SFDH-051 | 435.00 | 441.00 | 6.00 | 0.80 | 0.043 | 24.80 | 0.11 | 1.22 | 1.70 | 1.02 |
SFDH-051 | 482.00 | 486.00 | 4.00 | 0.11 | 1.434 | 4.65 | 0.03 | 0.15 | 1.67 | 1.01 |
SFDH-051 | 492.00 | 513.00 | 21.00 | 0.08 | 1.757 | 3.72 | 0.04 | 0.14 | 1.95 | 1.17 |
SFDH-051 | 530.00 | 541.00 | 11.00 | 0.05 | 0.479 | 4.49 | 0.18 | 0.12 | 0.62 | 0.37 |
Table 1: Phase 3 drill hole intersections at the
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Drill hole | East | North | Elevation | Azimuth | Dip | Depth (m) | Prospect |
SFDH-048 | 442632 | 6588607 | 2750 | 214 | -68 | 741.9 | |
SFDH-049 | 442514 | 6588585 | 2765 | 180 | -70 | 541 | |
SFDH-050 | 442595 | 6588550 | 2738 | 216 | -68 | 526.5 | |
SFDH-051 | 442527 | 6588620 | 2767 | 204 | -70 | 553.5 |
Table 2: Turmalina Metals Phase 2 drill hole locations reported in this release. Co-ordinate projection - WGS84 UTM Zone 19 South.
Figure 1
Drill hole SFDH-048 and SFDH-050 long-section. SFDH-048 and SFDH-050 test the width of the SFdLA breccia pipe approximately 100 to 200m below Phase 2 drilling, in between the higher grade ends (‘lobes’) of the breccia. Mineralisation in these holes is focused on the margins of the breccia around a lower-grade core.
Figure 2
Drill hole SFDH-049. SFDH-049 tests the width of the breccia pipe and continuity of mineralization ~100m below Phase 2 drilling.
Figure 3
Drill hole SFDH-051 cross-section. SFDH-051 tests the width of the SFdLA breccia on its western end, with mineralisation focused on the margins of the breccia pipe.
Figure 4
Typical breccia mineralization in hole SFDH-048: Sericite-tourmaline-altered siltstone clasts set in a quartz-tourmaline and later pyrite-chalcopyrite matrix. SFDH-048, 501.7m. From a 1m sample that averaged 0.85 % copper, 0.09 g/t gold and 53 g/t silver. Photograph is of a selected interval and is not necessarily representative of mineralisation hosted throughout the property.
Figure 5
Multi-phase breccia mineralization in hole SFDH-049: Sericite-silica altered clasts set in an early quartz-tourmaline and late chalcopyrite-tourmaline-chlorite matrix. SFDH-049, 384.2m. From a 1m sample that averaged 4.2 % copper, 0.14 g/t gold and 186 g/t silver. Photograph is of a selected interval and is not necessarily representative of mineralisation hosted throughout the property.
Figure 6
Typical breccia mineralisation in hole SFDH-050: Sericite-tourmaline altered clasts set in a pyrite-chalcopyrite-tourmaline matrix. SFDH-050, 341.6m. From a 1m sample that averaged 1.7 % copper, 169 g/t silver and 1.0 g/t Au. Photograph is of a selected interval and is not necessarily representative of mineralisation hosted throughout the property.
Figure 7
Typical breccia mineralisation in hole SFDH-051: Silica-tourmaline altered siltstone clasts with a pyrite-chalcopyrite-tourmaline matrix. SFDH-051, 292.2m. From a 1m sample that averaged 1.4 % copper, 22 g/t silver and 0.14 g/t gold. Photograph is of a selected interval and is not necessarily representative of mineralisation hosted throughout the property.
Figure 8
San Francisco tenements with main breccias. Over 60 tourmaline breccias have been mapped in the original project area in the southwest, with current exploration focused on expanding exploration coverage over breccia and vein systems in recent acquisitions to the north and east (Santa Barbara , Miranda and Tocota).
Figure 9
Plan map of the SFdLA breccia pipe, showing locations of drill holes reported in this news release.
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